This photograph, looking across the river, was taken during the flood of 1908. A portion of the power plant can be seen with water flowing over Milltown Dam and above ground level of the power plant. The embankment to the road and the mountain beside the road are seen beside the river. A sticker, with typed number 136, has been added to the upper left corner of the photograph. Photo caption reads: 1908, a portion of the dam washed out during the flood.

Genre (Short List)

photographs

Type

Image;StillImage

Date Original

1908

Subject (LCSH)

Bonner (Mont.) -- Photographs; Montana -- History; Floods -- Montana

Subject (TGM)

Dams; Floods; Rivers; Power plants

Subject (Keyword)

Milltown Dam (Milltown, Mont.); Blackfoot River

Rights Management

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Contributors

Demmons, Jack L.

Contributing Institution

Bonner School District #14; University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library

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